The NCAA ratified a new constitution Thursday despite objections from members who feel it concentrates too much money and power in the hands of Division I colleges.
...NCAA Updates Policies for Transgender Athletes
Beyond the new constitution, another notable change to NCAA policies, effective immediately, occurred at the convention Wednesday as the Board of Governors voted to amend rules regarding transgender student athletes to give each sport autonomy in decision making. The NCAA is adopting a “sport-by-sport approach to transgender participation that preserves opportunity for transgender student-athletes while balancing fairness, inclusion and safety for all who compete,” according to a news release.
The change, the NCAA notes, brings policies for transgender student athletes into line with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and International Olympic Committee.
New NCAA rules will require transgender student athletes “to document sport-specific testosterone levels beginning four weeks before their sport’s championship selections.”
Additionally, beginning in the 2022–23 academic year, the NCAA will require transgender competitors to document testosterone levels at the beginning of the season for their chosen sport and to provide additional documentation to the NCAA six months later. That policy will be fully implemented in the 2023–24 academic year, according to an NCAA news release....
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